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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Karnsunaphat Balthip

  • Associate Dean for Research, Social Alliance, and International Affairs, Faculty of Nuring
  • Head of WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training on Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine
  • Director of PSU Center for Global Health Research and Innovation

: quantar.b@psu.ac.th, qbalthip@gmail.com

Education / Training

Institution and Location Degree Year Field of Study
Kon Kean University, Thailand B.Sc. (Nursing) 1994 Nursing
Prince of Songkla University, Thailand MSN. (Adult Nursing) 1999 Nursing

Positions and Employment

  • 1999 - 2004 : Instructor, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, HatYai, Songkhla, Thailand
  • 2005 - 2017 : Assistant Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, HatYai, Songkhla, Thailand
  • 2017 – Present : Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, HatYai, Songkhla, Thailand

Committee

Child and Adolescent Health Research Center, Prince of Songkla University, HatYai, Songkhla, Thailand
Research and Innovation Center For Wellbeing and Continuity Care Research Center, Prince of Songkla University, HatYai, Songkhla, Thailand

Scholarship and Awards

Scholarship

  1. Received the Newton Mobility Grant Scheme 2016 award, United Kingdom and TRF, duration 1 year (1 July 2016 – 31 August 2017). “Exploring the concepts of spirituality and dignity with adolescents living with HIV compared with healthy adolescents”.
  2. Received the Mid-Career Professional Development award, Newton Fund and TRF, duration 3 weeks (1 October 2016 – 26 January 2017)
  3. Received the Research Collaboration award, the Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University to visit School of Public Health, Latrobe University, Australia, duration 1 month (1 April 2013)
  4. Received the Netherlands Fellowship award to train “HIV/AIDS and Food & Nutrition Security” at Wageningen University, duration 23 days (September to October 2014)
  5. Received the Research Collaboration award, the Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University to visit School of Health, Science and Wellbeing, Staffordshire University, United Kingdom, duration 1 month (1 April 2017)

Awards

• The best researcher in Social Science Area award from Prince of Songkla University, 2012.
• The best researcher award from Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, 2012.
• The best public service award from Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, 2017.
• The best academic role model award from Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University, 2017.
• The best research unit award “The Research Unit in Enhancing Harmony in Life of Southern Thai People Phase I” from Prince of Songkla University, 2012.
• The good research unit award “The Research Unit in Enhancing Harmony in Life of Southern Thai People Phase II” from Prince of Songkla University, 2016.
• The Good Alumni from Kon Kean University, 2017.
• The Best Oral Presentation Awards on “Purpose in Life among Thai junior high school adolescents” at Ethics, Esthetics, and Empirics in Nursing: Driving Forces for Better Health. Hatyai, Songkhla, Thailand, 2017.
• The Best Presentation Award on “Attributes of Gratitude in Promoting Purpose in Life of Thai Adolescents” at ICPPW 2019: 21st International Conference on Positive Psychology and Wellbeing, Paris, France, 2019.
• Certified as Senior Fellows from UK-PSF, United Kingdom, 2022.

Research and Project awards as principal investigator

1. Perception on Health and Self-care of AIDS Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis.
2. The Process of Enhancing Harmony in Life Based on Self-Sufficiency Economy of People Living with HIV/AIDS.
3. Process of enhancing and/or maintaining meaning and purpose in life of Thai teenagers living with HIV.
4. Health-related self-strengthening process: A grounded study of women living in Bulon Don Island, Satun Province.
5. An application of purpose in life and self-sufficient economy philosophy in enhancing holistic health promotion of Thai adolescents
6. Application of purpose in life in enhancing holistic health promotion of Thai adolescents living with HIV.
7. Development of the Meaning in Life Scale for Thai Adolescents.
8. Enhancing the Purpose in life of Nursing Students.
9. The Process of Developing Purpose in Life of Nursing Students, Faculty of Nursing, Prince of Songkla University.
10. Becoming a New Normal (Harmony) when Facing With the Pandemic of Covid-19 among Vulnerable People.
11. Effect of Purpose in Life Program on Juvenile Offenders in Detention Centres.
12. Development of a caring coexistence ecosystem in an aging society through nurturing gratitude to promote purpose in life for fragile youth.
13. Developing a Model for Promoting Purpose in Life Through Family Gratitude for Preventing Dementia in Elders Living in Urban Areas.
14. Development of the Systems for Promoting Purpose in Life and Living Life Based on Self-sufficiency of Older People Through Promoting Family and Community Gratitude: A Case Study of Hatyai Municipality.

SERVING AS AN INTERNATIONAL REVIEWER

more than 10

POSTGRADUATE ADVISORY

6, Thailand, China, Nepal, Indonesia

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office

SCOPUS H INDEX

5

Publications

• Sengupta, S. Pungrassami, P., Balthip, Q., Kasetjaroen, Y., Chongsuvivatwong, V., & van Rie, A. (2006). Social impact of tuberculosis in southern Thailand: views from patients, care providers and the community. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 10(9), 1008-1012.
• van Rie, A., Sengupta, S., Pungrassami, P., Balthip, Q., Choonuan, S., Kasetjaroen, Y., …Chongsuvivatwong, V. (2008). Measuring stigma associated with tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in southern Thailand: exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of two new scales. Tropical Medicine and International Health, 13(1), 21-30.
• Saingam, D., Assanangkornchai, S., Geatera, A.F., & Balthip, Q. (2012). Pattern and consequences of krathom (Mitragyna speciosa Korth.) use among male villagers in southern Thailand: A qualitative study. The International Journal on Drug Policy, 24(4), 351-358.
• Assanangkornchai, A., Balthip, Q., & Edwards, J.G. (2013). Screening and brief intervention for substance misuse in Thailand. Public health, 2013, 1-3.
• Assanangkornchai, A., Balthip, Q., & Edwards, J.G. (2013). Implementing the Alcohol, Smoking, Substance Involvement Screening Test and linked brief intervention service in primary care in Thailand. Public health, 2014, 1-7.
• Balthip, Q., Petchruschatachart, U., Piriyakoontorn, S. & Boddy, J. (2013). Achieving Peace and Harmony in Life: Thai Buddhists Living with HIV/AIDS. International Journal of Nursing Practice (2013)19 (Suppl. 2), 7-14.
• Balthip, Q. & Purnell, M. (2014). Pursuing meaning and purpose in life among Thai adolescents living with HIV: A grounded theory study. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 25(4), e27-38.
• Balthip, K. McSherry, W. Petchruschatachart, P. Piriyakoontorn, S., & Liamputtong, P. (2017). Enhancing life purpose amongst Thai adolescents. Journal of Moral Education, 46(3), 295-307. doi: 10.1080/03057240.2017.1347089.
• Balthip, K., McSherry W., & Nilmanat, K. (2017). Spirituality and Dignity of Thai Adolescents Living with HIV. Religions, 8(257), 1-18. doi:10.3390/rel8120257
• Vichitkunakorn, P., Balthip, K., Geater, A., & Assanangkornchai, S. (2018). Comparisons between context-specific and beverage-specific quantity frequency instruments to assess alcohol consumption indices: Individual and sample level analysis. PLOS ONE. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202756
• Wichaidit, S. Songwathana, S., Balthip, K. & Woods, M. (2019). Healing strategies among Thai buddhist widows after the sudden of loss of spouse in terrorist attack. Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 16(4), 243-254.
• Komjakraphan, P., Tsuruta, K., Hasagawa, T., Yanagita, T., Hombu, A., Jitanoon, P., & Balthip K. (2020). Quality of Work Life among Public Health Nurses: A Survey Comparison between Thailand and Japan. Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 17(5), 430-436.
• Balthip K., Pasri, P., Suwanphahu, B., McSherry, W., & Kritpracha, C. (2021). Effect of a purpose in life program on change in wellness of Thai adolescents. Journal of Health Research, 36(2), 265-274.
• Hutapea, L. M. N., Balthip, K. & Chunuan, S. (2021). Development and evaluation of a preparation model for the Indonesian nursing licensure examination: A participatory action research. Nurse Education Today, 103(2021), 1-10.
• Hutapea, L. M. N., Balthip, K. & Chunuan, S. (2021). Perceptions of nursing educators and o alumni of an effective preparation programme for the Indonesian national nursing licensure examination. Collegian, 28(5), 565-571.
• Seephom, S., Jittanoon, P. & Balthip, K. (2021). Muslim caregivers' experiences in caring for patients receiving peritoneal dialysis. Journal of Renal Care, 1-9. DOI: 10.1111/jorc.12408
• Balthip, K., Pasri, P., & Nudla, P. (2022). Living Life for Others: Purpose in Life Among Thai Nursing Students. Collegian, 29(3), 343-349.
• Balthip, K., Suwanphahu, B., & Laimek, S. (2022). Development of a purpose in life scale for Thai adolescents: A mixed method study. Kasetsart Journal of Social Sciences, 43(2022), 561-568.
• Balthip, K., Suwanphahu, B., & McSherry, W., (2022). Achieving Fulfilment in Life: Cultivating the Mindset of Gratitude Among Thai Adolescents. SAGE Open, 12(1), 1-12.
• Arunjit, S., Balthip, K., & Latour, J. M. (2024). Measuring the purpose in life in the adult population: A scoping review. Belitung Nursing Journal, 10(2), 126-133.
• Balthip K, Phoomchaiya S, Nudla P, Suwanruangsri S, Lanwong T, Kitrenu P, Butimal P, Songwathana P. “Living with Wisdom and Compassion”: A Grounded Theory of Enhancing Harmony in the Lives of Older Thai People During the COVID-19 Pandemic. PRIJNR [internet]. 2025 Feb. 22 [cited 2025 Apr. 18];29(2):246-59. available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/PRIJNR/article/view/270708